Which returned more over the last year, SCCR or TAGG?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCCR returned −1.7% and TAGG −1.4%.

Which is cheaper, SCCR or TAGG?

TAGG is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SCCR vs TAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

SCCR's duration was 5.8 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TAGG's 5.8 on Jul 31, 2026; TAGG charges 0.08% to SCCR's 0.16%. Net assets: $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab Core Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF.

TAGG costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

	SCCR	TAGG
Expense ratio	0.16%	0.08%
Net assets, SCCR as of Jun 30, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026	$1.5bn	$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−1.7%

SCCR total return, 1 year

−1.4%

TAGG total return, 1 year

0.16%

SCCR expense ratio

0.08%

TAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCCR and TAGG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SCCR TAGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2031 2.22% 1.03%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2046 0.95% 1.57%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 1.30% 0.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 1.40% 0.45%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2037 0.22% 0.35%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Aug 20, 2054 0.15% 0.23%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.14% 0.44%

Fannie Mae Pool, due May 1, 2052 0.44% 0.14%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2054 0.12% 0.12%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Mar 20, 2052 0.12% 0.12%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Feb 20, 2053 0.09% 0.17%

Oracle Corp, due Nov 15, 2047 0.33% 0.08%

Only in SCCR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 15, 2029 1.58%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 1.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2029 1.30%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Aug 1, 2052 1.12%

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, due Oct 15, 2028 0.82%

Only in TAGG

US TREASURY N/B 12/28 3.5, due Dec 15, 2028 2.12%

US TREASURY N/B 02/30 4, due Feb 28, 2030 1.92%

US TREASURY N/B 11/44 4.625, due Nov 15, 2044 1.76%

US TREASURY N/B 11/54 4.5, due Nov 15, 2054 1.70%

US TREASURY N/B 03/28 3.875, due Mar 15, 2028 1.65%

US TREASURY N/B 01/30 4.25, due Jan 31, 2030 1.60%

US TREASURY N/B 08/45 4.875, due Aug 15, 2045 1.35%

US TREASURY N/B 11/30 3.5, due Nov 30, 2030 1.26%

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On the same fields

SCCR

Schwab Core Bond ETF

TAGG

T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Schwab T. Rowe Price

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.4%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.16% 0.08%

Holdings 548 1815

Net assets, SCCR as of Jun 30, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.5bn $2.7bn

SCCR and TAGG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SCCR in plain words

SCCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

TAGG in plain words

TAGG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCCR or TAGG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCCR returned −1.7% and TAGG −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, SCCR or TAGG?: TAGG is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

SCCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab website ↗TAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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